• RESULTS REVEALED: Check out what people really think of Ipswich in Ipswich, According To You survey results.
• NEW GAME: Our unscramble an Ipswich word game is now called SWICHEROO. It’s wired-up to GuessWhere now, where it acts as the weekly hint.

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Issue #077

• Iconic Home: Check out Caloola (Macfarlane’s House) on Denmark Hill.
• Giveaway Winner Announced: Congrats Ngaire from Ebbw Vale is the winner!

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Issue #076

• Giveaway: Fill in a 16-question survey about Ipswich and you’ll enter the draw to win a $949 Milwaukee leaf blower kit.
• Pick ‘Swich Results: See how you voted on Ipswich’s most nostalgic spots.

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Issue #075

• Pick ‘Swich Ranking Game: Which lost Ipswich spots do you miss most? See how 100s of other locals voted.
• GuessWhere, Ipswich: Our local photo guessing game was played by nearly 400 locals last week. Play GuessWhere #074.

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Issue #074

• INSIDER LOOK: Dinosaurs Under Ipswich. Let’s unearth Ipswich’s dinosaur history.
• Ipswich Local Weather Tool: We added predictive rain to our ‘Swich Weather Rain Radar.

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Issue #073

• NEW TOOL: Ipswich Rain Radar has now been released for your testing. It’s a full weather radar focused entirely on Ipswich. Check it out.
• CURIOUS CASE: Why does Ipswich have 25% of Queensland’s Grammar schools? Let’s find out.

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Issue #072

• INSIDER: The Story of Ipswich in 21 Defining Moments.
• NEW POLL: Do you feel like Greater Springfield is part of Ipswich?
• GREASE TICKETS: Ipswich Musical Theatre Company announces Grease. Arriving at the Ipswich Civic Centre in September.

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Issue #071

• CURIOUS CASE: How does Ipswich in England compare to our Ipswich?
• PICK ‘SWICH RESULTS: What is Ipswich’s favourite native animal?
• WORLD RECORD: Did Ipswich just set a world record?

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Issue #070

• Pick ‘Swich: Vote for your favourite native animals. Let’s see what Ipswich animals are most loved.
• GUIDE + VIDEO: Let’s visit every hilltop water tank in Ipswich. Can you guess how many there are?

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Issue #069

• INSIDER GUIDE: Did you know Ipswich has a law protecting trees around Ipswich? It’s called a Vegetation Protection Order (VPO). Only 5 trees are on the Ipswich VPO register. Let’s check them out.
• GAME: Have fun moving Ipswich around a live world map to compare its size to lakes, islands and cities around the world.

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Issue #068

• CURIOUS CASE: Let’s take a look at Karalee’s Bubble House in 2026. The amazing and unique home designed and built by Graham Birchall.
• SWOOP: What’s this helicopter lifting in Spring Mountain? See YouTube video →
• Ipswich Insider Product Idea: Would you buy this 1899 Ipswich map tea towel…

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Issue #067

• NEW: 23 photos of Ipswich from above. It’s Edition 2 of Aerial Archives.
• NEW: Industrial estate drone tours. BrisWest and Carole Park in full colour. Complete with full Insider guides.

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Issue #066

• Updated: Ipswich Skyline Standings has been updated to include the new Mater Springfield Public Hospital.
• Improved: The first iconic Ipswich home we looked at – Fairy Knoll – has been updated to include reader memories and more images.

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Issue #065

• Another Curious Case: How a Goodna backyard billboard earns $1 million/year. And how it got approved. Including a behind-the-fence video.
• PLUS: Top stories, events and fun & games.

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Issue #064

• A Curious Case: The Warrego Darwin Signs. Why say 3,400+km to Darwin… in Ipswich?
• NEW GUIDE: Ipswich’s 8 Core Bremer River Bridges. There’s more than just the David Trumpy Bridge you know and love.

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Issue #063

• FINALE: Part 3 of The Rise of Ripley is here. Check the buildout.
• NEW: Watch a timelapse video showing the Ripley Valley go from paddocks to estates.

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Issue #062

• SEE THE VISION: The Rise of Ripley (Part 2): The Masterplan shows you the original plan and details for the entire Ripley Valley PDA.
• SPOTLIGHT: Colton Villa house on Briggs Road.

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Issue #061

• INTRODUCING: The Rise of Ripley. A new three-part series exploring Queensland’s fastest growing community.
• SWOOP: Discover The Curious Case of Binnies Road in Ripley. A 337m missing link in Binnies Road is causing havoc.

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Issue #060

• INTRODUCING: The Ipswich Visual Atlas. Maps and graphics showing hidden mines, hilltop tanks, waterways and big future ideas.
• VOTE: Help rank the best things to do in Ipswich. Cast your votes and watch the list move.

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Issue #059

• INTRODUCING: The house now called Dumfries once called Coalfalls. This is a true hidden gem of Ipswich.
• SWOOP: Get the David Attenborough Woodend flying-fox footage in one place. Find out why he chose Woodend.

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Issue #058

• Did you know? Victoria Tunnel in Grandchester is Queensland’s oldest railway tunnel.
• Updated: Newly designed Top Picks page with the best Ipswich guides, special reports and deep dives.

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Issue #057

• New List: SEQ’s 17 Biggest Water Reservoirs. How many have you been to?
• School Holiday Events: A packed week and weekend of events for all ages.

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Issue #056

• NEW Series: Property Compare – what you get in Ipswich vs SEQ at set budgets.
• NEW Guide: A Local’s Guide to Ipswich’s Easter Holiday Events.

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Issue #055

• What’s the deal? Why do the Ipswich motorway signs say ‘Nuclear Free Zone’ on them?
• Pick ‘Swich: Cast your vote to rank Ipswich’s top fishing spots.

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Issue #054

• INTRODUCING:
  Which ‘Swich – an Ipswich suburb guessing game. And ‘Swich Weather – a new Ipswich weather widget with a twist.
• NEW Guide. Ipswich’s 14 wildest weather days ever.

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Issue #053

• Case 3: The Ipswich Files. 19 Ipswich intrigues you probably didn’t know you needed to know.
• Where do you shop? Poll results released.

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Issue #052

• Introducing: The Duce House of East Ipswich. The front yard pool on Brisbane Rd.
• New Guide: Ipswich Character Places vs. Queensland Heritage Register listings.

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Issue #051

• Complete Guide: Swanbank is not what you think.
• Events: Tivoli Drive-in is having their final showing on Friday. The land has been sold to make way for housing.

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Issue #050

• The Ipswich Files (Case #2): 16 local peculiarities. You probably didn’t know you needed to know these.
• What it is? Ipswich’s looming megaproject, simplified: Inland Rail and the Ebenezer freight hub.

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Issue #049

• New Series. The Ipswich Files — local peculiarities, curiosities and oddities from around our town.
• Events: New Shawshank Redemption play starting at the Incinerator Theatre and lots of Valentine’s Day happenings.

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Issue #048

• NEW Guide. Let’s look at the Ipswich billboards market: costs, locations, results.
• What’s happening with that $8 million paddock across from Yamanto Central?

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Issue #047

• Introducing: Bowerbank, one of Ipswich’s most iconic Denmark Hill homes.
• Updates: Ipswich Mine Mapper tool has been updated with more accurate mine dates and better user experience.

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Issue #046

• NEW Tools: Mine Mapper let’s you see old Ipswich coal mines. Elevation Explorer let’s you see the lay of the land.
• NEW Guide: Ipswich Wastewater World explores our biggest treatment plants and pump stations.

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